BigstockOfficials are yet to determine the criteria for appointing the agents and fixing the feesThe government plans to appoint technologically sound agents at the passport offices to help people with little or no knowledge complete the application process without harassment. They are against legitimizing the existing brokers, who have long been engaged in such activities at the passport offices in Dhaka and elsewhere in the country. The secretary said many people were still not adept in filling out passport application forms online. Ground realitiesThe situation at the district passport offices is already dire with the infestation of brokers at various levels. “Our efforts are going on to make the passport application process hassle free,” he told Dhaka Tribune.

Source: Dhaka Tribune September 02, 2021 15:32 UTC